The Print Screen key, labeled Prnt Scrn on the Inspiron 1525 keyboard, is the universal key in Windows for taking screenshots. However, Mac OS X uses a much more arbitrary key-combination; the Keyboard shortcut is Command-Shift-3. Unbeknownst to many, OS X allows you to change many system shortcuts, including the shortcut for Screenshots. To change […]
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Control iTunes with the Media Keys in Snow Leopard
October 12th, 2010
**Many thanks go out to mbebop and his tip for getting the Media Keys working in Snow Leopard** Laptop media keys are excellent for quickly controlling iTunes and other media software. The Inspiron 1525 media keys worked on Leopard after installing both a kext and Butler, an application capable of converting your key presses into iTunes commands. The media […]
Hardware Mod: Adding a second Hard Drive to my Inspiron 1525
September 1st, 2010
That’s right, I’ve added a second Hard Drive. But you’ve got to read on to find out how.
Hardware Mod: Spray painting my Inspiron 1525 bezel black
June 29th, 2010
Recently, user Alexander Brown decided to mod his 1525 by painting his bezel black. Intrigued by this, I decided to follow Alexander’s example and paint my bezel black also. 4 coats of spray paint, one angry neighbor (I did it out behind my apartment complex), and 12 hours of drying later, I had a black […]
How to: Run Windows Programs in OS X
June 26th, 2010
A while ago, I was looking around for a way to run a Windows program in OS X. I was busy encoding a file, and didn’t want to restart so that I could boot into Windows. Rather than inconvenience myself, I stumbled across an awesome guide by LifeHacker. The guide featured a program called WineBottler, […]
November 6th, 2010
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